Tag: Death

Why is there evil in the world? Why is there pain, loss, death, injustice and poverty? Where is the Lord in all this? Did He take a vacation? Why doesn’t He do something about it? Why Has He been so silent for […]

These are the questions we ask. We want to understand what the purpose is for all these things and though many of us love God and want to trust God, we battle with them, we try not to look ungrateful by questioning so inwardly we say “trust God”, but bitterness takes root and grows its horns by the day silently while we feed it with our reasonings and wonderings then it later manifests as complaints, grumblings and seeking sympathy.

In the past, I could tell people that God loves them and He created them for a purpose. I hesitate to speak those words now, not because He doesn’t, but because I now understand most people do not know what is the will of God for their lives; and when I spoke those words to people, I too did not know what God’s will was for my life. Many people have heard about God’s great purpose during their afflictions and have grown tired of hearing about this “greater purpose” because their afflictions seem to worsen as time goes by. A lot of people have experienced tragic losses, pain, suffering, heartbreaks, dissapointments and nasty turn outs in life. Life is like that at times, Jesus did not promise a life without its trials, but He did say that His peace would be with them that hoped in Him when they go through all of life.

Many people have posed numerous questions to God. Did you know statistics indicate that every tribe, nation and tongue believe in an existence of a ‘higher power’, a deity or a creative being. But even in these beliefs, they view ‘God’ to be this great and abstract being whom you cannot just approach without cleansing yourself or having done some ritualistic customs. I am telling you people have really deep traditionalism and there are some who would die first before someone tries challenge those beliefs.

The world does not understand how a loving God can watch as the world tears itself apart, as evil rules the earth and the wicked bribe their way out of the judicial systems.

Where is this God?

I believe truly that God is loving and just. In fact, if you study His word, you will not fail to see His love from Genesis to Revelation. God too, hates sin more than you and me. It is the one thing He will never compromise about. When Adam and Eve sinned against God in the garden, He slew an animal and used the animal skin to hide their naked nature, that is why the whole of the Old Testament and New Testament is filled with blood and sacrifice. There is no forgiveness of sins without shedding of blood. Hebrews9:22 That is why the Old Testament people always made sacrificial offerings for their sins, but the blood of rams and goats could atone for their sin. There needed to be that acceptable sacrifice, a lamb without blemish. The lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world.

A legion of angels stood by to rescue the Son of God from the evil charged toward Him at the cross but none raised a finger. Hatred, malice, evil, revenge burst forth at Calvary while heaven looked down at the scene with great horror. “Do you think I cannot call on my Father, and He will at once put at my disposal more than twelve legions of angels? But how then would the Scriptures be fulfilled that say it must happen in this way?” Matthew 26:53-54

God’s purpose was fulfilled.

That is why Jesus said, “if you believe in Me, if you are careful to do what I command, you will not be condemned on the last day.”

Therefore, God did not sin, man sinned. And we are all sinners, whether, a petty thief, a child, or a murderer. Our nature is fallen.

So what of sin and evil after the sacrifice of Jesus?

We now must choose which way to go. We have to make a choice if it is life or death.

Evil must be permitted to come to maturity. For the good of the entire universe through ceaseless ages, the devil and his agents must more fully develop their principles, that his charges against the divine government might be seen in their true light by all created beings, that the justice and mercy of God and the immutability of His law might forever be placed beyond all question—White, E. G., “The Great Controversy.”

Darkness must be exposed for all to see, that is why God gave us freedom of choice, in His love and mercy, He could not force people to be obedient to Him, we had to make that choice for ourselves.

The whole of humanity gets death as wages for sin. Suppose a man rapes a lady, the court of law finds him guilty and sentences him to life in prison without parole. Even if he is sorry for his actions, he is accountable to the court of law and his sorrow will not save or release him. He has to face the consequences of his actions. So every man has the same fate of death for sin.

But Jesus paid the fine for the whole world, that those who believe in His salvation and follow His commandments may have eternal life, that we may be raised up like He was on the last day. So it is not enough to just believe, we must work out our own salvation in reverence through our faith and actions.

Even though we live in a fallen world, God is not sitting somewhere worried. He using me and you to spread the message of salvation, He is working on His children’s character and wooing those in sin to His beautiful light. If you study the book of Revelation and Daniel closely, He has already told us how the story ends and boy I can’t wait for all this suffering to end. I am currently studying Revelation and the Holy Spirit has revealed so many alarming things, I pray He will grace me and give me the insight, truth, discernment and wisdom to speak about, because they are not easy to bear especially for many christians who are living deceived.

When Jesus hang on that cross and said, “It is finished” the chains of death were loosed, and a final blow to death was made as it knelt and acknowledged that Jesus is Lord.

Good morning sunshines! I trust you are all having a blessed Easter Holidays despite the current state of the whole world. Thousands of lives have been lost this year since the corona virus outbreak as well as other causes. Death is like […]

I trust you are all having a blessed Easter Holidays despite the current state of the whole world.

Thousands of lives have been lost this year since the corona virus outbreak as well as other causes. Death is like a bad shadow that keeps following people around reminding them at some point they too, shall meet the same fate.

Everybody is afraid to die and more than that people are more frightened by what happens exactly after death. Where do people go? Is there life after death, do I get to meet my loved ones again? What really happens? Many questions, many questions, no answers, nothing but fear, pushing the thoughts aside once you feel your heart weighed down even more by the uncertainty and terror of it all.

There was a time I lived in constant fear of death, in fact I remember saying to myself in 2014, “I might not make it to next October”. I was afraid to die and more than that I was even more scared because I felt deep down I hadn’t lived a life that was worthy of truth if I died.

I was reading the Bible recently and I saw this verse that moved me to tears thinking about the grace of God since then till now. I thought, “had I died then, I would have been lost to eternal damnation”.

There is nothing as worse as having no hope and living a life that is filled with anxiety. In fact, I believe that it is better to be asleep than to be awake meditating on how hopeless life is and at the end of it all, the fate being death and to some even a cruesome death.

In retrospect, I believe God had His eye on me and knew I was destined for greatness. He had purposed an assignment for me that would alter the destinies of billions of lives and had I stayed stuck, I would have never come to its realization and ultimately fulfillment. Even in the midst of fear, cares and anxieties, He was patiently waiting for me to seek Him and find Him I did. When I had tried all ways, researched nearly all things and I was at the brink of concluding the meaninglessness of life like the Ecclesiastes writer. “All things are vanity, even my beauty which I took much pride in was vanity”

So how do we overcome these chocking thoughts? Do we have to suffer them some more then die? What happens really?

I will tell you what I discovered. I discovered how to beat fear. I remember thinking, “Eureka! I have got it! I have the answer! Now, I can tell everyone else and they too, can have the answer.” Little did I know that what I had discovered was not visible to the human eye and even if I shouted and shouted at the mountain tops, still men would not see nor hear it. The scripture say, “but the natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; nor can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned”. (1 Corinthians 2:14) I learnt that only the Holy Spirit can reveal the Kingdom of God.

I discovered the love of God. I found treasure. I found free treasure but discovered as well that it was found only by few men because just like a chest of gold, I sit here and behold all types of gemstones, coins, sapphires, diamonds, pearls, emeralds, rubies, turquoise and unsearchable riches, watching men pass them by day in, day out and not really seeing them. Even before I began writing here just now, I asked God, “what’s the point God, still they do not see, still they do not understand, “ and He said, “still, I want you to write”

How do you overcome fear? The question so many battle with.

You see, I get tired, I get weary, I give up, I can stop hoping for someone or something and I can step aside. But God cannot! Even if I am faithless, He remains faithful because He cannot disown Himself. God is not after my dedication, He is after you and He is using me to get to you.

He is so patient with you, that He is willing to make other people go through some discomfort and hardships to get to you. Now, do not get me wrong, when somebody is going through hardship, it is not a punishment, but it is chastening and training by God; the Potter working and perfecting the clay.

Today, He is saying to you.

Hebrews 3:7 So, as the Holy Spirit says: “Today, if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts as you did in the rebellion, during the time of testing in the desert,

God does not want men to die in sin because where you go, He shall not be there if you call upon Him. Now is the time to rend your hearts, today when you are alive. If you have read the story of the rich man and Lazarus, you remember the rich man pleaded that he return to warn his family of the fate of those who died in sin and Abraham told him, they have Moses and the prophets, if they listen not to them, they will still not be convinced even if somebody rose from the dead.

This goes to show how hardened our hearts are towards God. Even if somebody rose from the dead we would still not believe! Some of us have hardened our hearts towards God, some of us towards our parents, our friends, our neighbors, we have hardened our hearts with jealousy, pride, beauty, stubbornness, selfishness, self righteousness, drugs, fornication, pornography, masturbation, deceit, covetousness, lasciviousness, murder, adultery, slander, idolatry, adoration of religious practices, worship and flattery of men, disobedience, cares of the world and many other vices that do not give God glory.

My prayer to you this Easter is that today, you hear His voice harden not your hearts. God is able to remove fear from your heart. I know. I know very well. Through Jesus Christ, He washes every stain and gives you new life. His love is so deep that once you encounter Him, all you want to do is tell the world. “I met a man named Jesus and He saved my life, He can do it for you too.”

Maybe you have been a christian all your life but you have never had any depth, any real relationship with God. Today, you can pray with me as we join together to pray for many as well,

“Lord Jesus, I am a sinner, I desire a true relationship with You, I am coming to you by faith with repentant heart, wash me clean this day and help me renew my mind in You everyday. Thank you for dying for me on the cross. Amen”

I believe if you said that prayer God is going to work with you in His own way to build a relationship with Him.

April! What a blessing to see the fourth month of this year. Truly, I am thankful to God for His wonderful grace. Thousands of lives have been lost since the pandemic of Corona Virus hit the world. It is truly heart breaking […]

April! What a blessing to see the fourth month of this year. Truly, I am thankful to God for His wonderful grace.

Thousands of lives have been lost since the pandemic of Corona Virus hit the world. It is truly heart breaking because these are not just numbers but friends, brothers, sisters, mothers, sons, daughters fathers, grandparents—all people’s loved ones and they all they matter.

I always strive to see the good in all things and I believe the reason why such a time is important is because more than ever we need unity, solidarity, to speak with one voice and in agreement not only to defeat a common enemy but to build bridges of love and togetherness. I commend and salute all the people who are at the front-line physically during this battle.

I also believe that, even more than we need health care workers, volunteers, donations, sharing and giving, hand sanitizers, protective gear and all provisions— we need prayer. We cannot win any battle out of our own strength. I believe each and every person on earth has a belief system, acknowledging truly there is a creator of the universe; of you and me, the one who is eternal and controls all time and being.

As I have come to gain understanding over many matters with time, I realize as well that all earthly battles are never really physical or tangible, they are all spiritual. The whole of life is spiritual.

As we send out the health team to assist during this time, they too, need all the support from us including our obedience to our governments and authority.

For me, I strive to live my life by teachings of Jesus. I live by faith and I trust in all His words completely—Do not let your hearts be troubled, I have overcome the world.

There is an account of Jesus raising Jairus’ daughter from the dead. When Jairus received a report, that his daughter was already dead in the midst of requesting Jesus to heal her, the people who brought the news told him, “no longer bother the master for she is dead”. Jesus overhearing them, He understood their eyes could only see as far as the physical situation, it moved His heart as well seeing this was the furthest they could perceive of the situation—and that they might too, see life in the spiritual, He raised her from the dead.

But when Jesus heard [it], He answered him, saying, Fear not: believe only, and she shall be made whole~ Luke 8:50

Believe only

What the world is experiencing at the moment is uncertainty, fear, turmoil, confusion, loss, pain, death and much grief and suffering. But Jesus has always been saying fear not, only believe and all will be made whole.

My prayer goes out to all people in the world, of all kindred, to all nations, tribes and tongues— I touch and agree that we have healing in the mighty name of Jesus. We shall not die but live to proclaim the goodness of God, for even though we walk through the valley of the shadow of death — we will fear no evil. For He has already overcome the world.

Peace, love, joy and unity keep all your minds and hearts in Christ Jesus. May this month, wrought more blessings and deeper understanding of who God created us to be, that we may walk in purpose, in truth and without fear of whatever circumstances we face because greater is He who is in us than he who is in the world.

I am by nature, a seeker of freedom, of truth, of the basis of life and because this is my nature, I am bound to seek things that have long been hidden and have stayed hidden. Once I find them, I make […]

I am by nature, a seeker of freedom, of truth, of the basis of life and because this is my nature, I am bound to seek things that have long been hidden and have stayed hidden. Once I find them, I make my own conclusions based on what type of knowledge or information I stumble upon—that is, either man has buried it himself or the universe is keeping it far from the reach of the wickedness of this world.

Now, this post is such among those that make those who catch offense uncomfortable, others will even go upto the extent of questioning what audacity to write such words, others will accept some words and disagree with other words and hopefully we will all get enlightened.

After all, I am not speaking out of my own wisdom, but of things that I have touched, fear that I keep silent of such matters and more are kept bound and strayed in their ways by my silence.

Martin Luther once said,

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So yes! Jesus was not soft. I fear He is getting more and more misrepresented in the world. So am I the one representing Him perfectly? No, I am just but a path finder passing by and seeking the truth of His words for myself and sharing the knowledge to all men.

Many people, I included view Him to be gentle, to be kind, to be forgiving, to be loving and protecting, to be making intercessions for the whole world. But also, Jesus has come to be to the world, the ultimate sweet guy who loves all mankind but to the life of the world, the world can’t seem to reconcile why and how they would pray in His name and still suffer even some more. So I concluded either it is God who has changed (which both you and I agree that God is still the same, He changeth not) or it is man’s interpretation of Him that has changed and become twisted.

If you study the scriptures well and ask the Holy Spirit to guide you and help you understand them without necessarily carrying the mind of ‘I know Jesus’ but empty it completely; like that of a child, empty all your minds contents, all religious teachings (of all denominations) you will behold another Jesus.

Jesus was not a sweet guy of ‘ooooh my little children let’s go to heaven, don’t worry I have come to save you’

He brought peace and division at the same time, He came with a sword and for spiritual war (Refer Matthew 10:34, Luke 12:49-53)

Like 12:49-53

He was the one who said, “I am the way, the truth and the life! No one comes to the Father expect by me.” That means there is no other way! Not even through, our pastors blessings, our parents intercessions, our blessed mother Mary or the saints intercessions and all prophets.

He is the one who when John the Baptist was put into prison and John sent a word through his disciples asking, “are you the one who is to come or should we expect another?” And Jesus told the disciples “Go your way, and tell John what things ye have seen and heard; how that the blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, to the poor the gospel is preached. And blessed is he, whosoever shall not be offended in me.” (Luke 7:21-23)

I interpret, John wondered, how he could be in prison and his cousin, the Messiah not bother to have him released. “And blessed is he, whosoever shall not be offended in me.”

Jesus was unpredictable in His dealings and His affairs to many but if you observe with a keen eye, He was also predictable.“I have come not to call the righteous but sinners to repentance”(the sick in mind, body, spirit, heart, soul) Luke 5:32 He was concerned with healing both of the body and of the heart, but most importantly healing and restoring the heart. Because He knew the sickness of a man’s heart causeth much infirmity even more to the the spirit and body.

When He spoke to thousands of those who followed Him, many left and abandoned Him because they said His teachings were too hard, who can understand them? He rebuked the unbelief of His disciples not in private but in public! How about that? His concern and only purpose was to fulfill the will of God, and that was spread the message of salvation. Not pleasing his disciples or His friends, His mother or father. Yes honor your mother and father! “I am not come to destroy the law but to fulfil it” (Matthew 5:17) He called men evil and wicked not because He did not love us, but because He understood the hearts of men are capable of devising much wickedness and evil.

Jesus was compassionate but with the same zeal He was ruthless when it came to dealing with sin and for that, He did not compromise and He was not two-way about it! He was clear!

Overtime and with religious teachings, His message has been distorted and passed down by many to represent Him as one who is okay with lukewarm people—and that is why now, we have a bleeding world today. So many christians in the world but little faith, little belief! He said, “O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer you?” (Matthew 17:17)

Unfortunately we live in a world of a lot of pampering and flattery! “You are not of the world, even as I am not of the world” (John 17:16) “If any man will come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me. (Luke 9:23) “No one, after putting his hand to the plow and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.” (Luke 9:62) “Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it.“ (Matthew 7:13) “Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.” (Matthew 7:22-23)

We have been accustomed to softness and pillows, sleeping generation! People only want to hear of nice things, pleasing to the ears, like healing, blessings, overflow, abundance, favor, enemies crushed, prayers answered instantly but they turn away when the message becomes a bit too intense, ‘not too Jesus for them’ Almost like, we want some parts of Jesus but not some others parts.

I love knowledge and wisdom truly and therefore I am daring. So, I am daring people today, to put their religious cloaks in the closet and set aside their religious practices for just once in a week and dare to labor themselves into the word of God.

Do not take my word for it, if you maybe have some doubts lest my words mislead you. Spend time in the word of God and find the truth for yourself. This is the only way to get the truth, not by a pastor, a priest, a sister of the cloth, a friend, confessions, givings, charity work or by your own righteousness or faithfulness. It is only by working out your own salvation as Paul said. Repent or perish! I interpret it as ‘Renew your mind in Christ or perish‘

If I am blunt. Your kind heart and good deeds do not cut it. What you do with your life for Jesus in this life is what will matter and I do not say it because I consider myself more privileged seeing that it is the path that I have chosen to walk, but because God created you for a purpose and that purpose must influence the life of another, if you fail to fulfill that purpose you fail that other person, that means you fail generations.

“Well isn’t that a bit to harsh? I don’t think God created us to then force us into relationship with him.”

I agree, God doesn’t force anybody into anything but He has given you salvation that is Christ and what He taught, not what you have learnt from religion— what Jesus taught. It is just an invitation to come to Him. If you do, well and good if you do not well and good. Both are choices.

—He that hath ears to hear, let him hear

As for me, I am going to enjoy the weather today and look to cook something new! I’ll figure it out, maybe watch something, read a book, rest a bit. I love the rain so I am usually super active, I have never really understood that correlation— all writing emotions just burst forth, I can write and write and write for hours especially poetry.

It is Wednesday! Mid week, it is a beautiful day to be alive. I love all days equally but Wednesday has a special place in my heart—one day very soon I will tell you guys why. I was contemplating today early morning […]

It is Wednesday! Mid week, it is a beautiful day to be alive. I love all days equally but Wednesday has a special place in my heart—one day very soon I will tell you guys why.

I was contemplating today early morning on how this writing journey began—and not just writing the random posts I used to write in the past, but expressing the Kingdom of God through words.

The beautiful thing about writing and I always tell people, is that I am able to revisit the previous year and look at what I was doing, what I was saying and most times I am truly awed and humbled by the progress and growth that has taken place in my life over time. Paul called it moving from glory to glory —that means you’re always increasing and growing in the kingdom of God, never at one point is your life without a testimony—even in the trials. How awesome is that right?

So today, I wanted to write this post as a reminder to many of us who do not understand who we are, are questioning who we are, are struggling to understand their purpose especially now with the fear of the corona virus and those who are discovering who they are— basically your purpose and identity.

When I changed the theme of my blog around last year I was super excited and also a bit scared because I worried if I titled the header of my blog as—Daughter of a King, Child of The Most High God, I would chase my readers away because people would think I only talk about God and ultimately end up sounding like those over-righteous people I never used to like.

But I did anyway! Why? Because I believed in what I had encountered—it was as bright as the sun and secondly, there is no other title in this world that had ever made me feel so identified, so privileged, so rested, so purposed, so firm, so centered and rooted.

See, what I was afraid of was what people would think but I didn’t know that I was establishing an everlasting identity of who I was really created to be. That name has grown so much on me, actually a good friend of mine calls me daughter of the Most High— that makes me happy, in fact it gives me so much joy in my spirit I start telling God—“See, how we are impacting lives me and You?” Haha. Because it is no longer just a name for me, it is a lifestyle.

At some point I had to accept that I am truly peculiar, though I tried to fight it and I tried to love Jesus on the low and still blend in with others in the ways of the world, I couldn’t. Every single day I woke up —I just wanted to tell people about Him and this desire became so immense that I couldn’t be lowkey about Him anymore —“let my reputation be judged by men as they want, I am living loudly for Jesus”, I finally decided.

There is true rest in God, there is true peace in God, not like the peace the world gives, unfortunately most of us do not know this peace—we know it upto the point where somebody steps on your toes and you cannot wait to let them have it. The peace of God—my goodness, do I write this is bold or what? IT SURPASSES ALL UNDERSTANDING. It is the kind of peace Paul had when a snake wrapped itself around his hand and he shook it off like nothing and kept doing what he was doing. The people who were with Him were amazed! In fact they exclaimed to themselves, “he must be a god.” This is the kind of peace I am talking about, where you are not moved even if there is something that ‘looks like it should move you (scare or frighten you).’

I am not speaking of things that I have conjured up in my head. I know what I speak of, I experience what I speak of, that is why I would write here until the end of times even if nobody read! Don’t you find that peculiar? Why would I give my time and energy to something like this? What is my motive really? Given my introverted nature— Why did I write in the past four articles a whole year only about earthly things? Now, I wake up and I just want to pour my heart out to the world and tell them! Jesus is Lord! Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness and all these things shall be added unto you—that means all your hearts desires shall be added unto you in abundance, overflow. In fact the scriptures say,

Give God your heart, give with faith as small as a mustard seed and trust God with all things, time, money, effort, your life, your pain, your burdens, everything —I mean surrender all and see the Lord moving in ways you could never have imagined, to places you could never have gone with your own abilities. There is a whole mystery to God’s Kingdom and truly I am telling you that you only have to have an attitude like that of a child to receive this Kingdom. Jesus taught, Matthew 18:3 And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven. (in this context, meaning you shall not experience the kingdom of heaven —joy, love, peace, stability, right standing, forgiveness and all gifts of the Holy Spirit which are already your’s) In the world, you will experience these things for just a moment and search for them once again by thrills and pleasures—meaning they will come to an end at some point.

Hence why Paul called these supernatural gifts, the unsearchable riches of Christ

Let your hearts be teachable, be ye as little children who receive instruction and move with faith that is foolish. Why do we marvel at children? Because they have the spirit that Jesus refered to, they are not yet corrupted and conformed to the world; their faith is not chocked by the world in unbelief.

I pray that I may get to even just one soul who is willing to believe the ‘foolishness’ of the word of God and test it for themselves. You may not see the fruits over night but keep being faithful and one day very soon you will see and experience something beyond your comprehension. Like a seed is planted into the ground and dies, so must one be planted and die in the flesh, to grow roots and bear fruit in due season.

Lord, I desire just one soul who will see these messages and believe them, put them to test that they may behold You for themselves. I thank you that You always hear me.

May the peace of God guard all your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus and may you draw near to God and seek Him with all your heart, mind and soul. May your hearts not be troubled or shaken for the Lord God always goes before you.

I have been wondering what to write about the subject of cancer. Yesterday I was watching the news and I kept hearing one phrase over and over being said by people. A voice inside of me kept saying “you should address this” […]

I have been wondering what to write about the subject of cancer. Yesterday I was watching the news and I kept hearing one phrase over and over being said by people.

A voice inside of me kept saying “you should address this” So here I am and I would like to begin with that phrase and let the words lead me where they will.

The government should do something about cancer, diabetes and all the diseases that are troubling the peopleinthis country.

I asked my sister who is the government?To be honest I was troubled and alarmed by the state of despair and despondency cancer is putting in our country. I felt the fear even while walking along the corridors and road sides, the conversations people were having by themselves in groups carried such hopelessness.

The truth and harsh reality is, the government of a country can only do so much about cancer. It can provide best medical expertise and create awareness about it. We too, can do our best to look into our diets, get regular check ups and create a conscious effort to talk about it.But even with all this said and done, I strongly believe that Christis the only one with the solution to cast down every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God.

Some of you may question, “But where is this God you keep telling us about?” I am nobody that I should defend Him, stand in place for Him and convince people that He is still in the midst of all evil and despair.

I only know what He has allowed me to know and experienced what He has allowed me to experience and that is;

He is

My question was, who is the government?

I have come to realize even in my own seeking and examining and questioning, all questions eventually point to one place.

Christ

Now, I would be lying to you all if I wrote here that these kinds of news do not shake me, but they do, however knowing what I know and having experienced what I have. I know that even when all things seem out of control! God is in control

There was a time I was so afraid of death, I had thoughts upon thoughts, questions upon questions. What is death? Why do young parents, children and babies die? Why do people die? What will happen when I die, what will become […]

There was a time I was so afraid of death, I had thoughts upon thoughts, questions upon questions.

What is death?

Why do young parents, children and babies die? Why do people die?

What will happen when I die, what will become of my things?

Where do people go when they die?

What will happen to the people I leave behind?

When I was younger I thought only elderly people die. I think as a society we do not talk about death. Nobody ever told me anything about death and I think that is why when death comes knocking at our doors it totally disorients us because we do not know how to deal with it.

Short story

There was a time I was constantly getting sick and I was so infected with fear of death that when I woke up everyday, I was shocked that I was still alive. Everytime I went to bed, I thought maybe this is my last night and this contributed largely to my insomnia. I remember one time I posted this article on my instagram (I have never had the courage to delete my instagram because at times when I look at that girl in those posts, I thank her for calling upon God to heal her even when she didn’t believe there was a God)

Now, imagine this, I have insomnia, hypochondria (health anxiety, that is, thinking that you have all sorts of diseases that you don’t really have) and then fear of death. I do not know who to approach to talk about these things and the ones that I try to talk to do not seem to understand me. I don’t even have kids yet or the things people would generally assume to be “life stressors” but I have baggage that I do not know how to deal with.

This article is not about to answer those questions I had. It is about creating awareness about the things that affect us on day to day life but are never addressed. They are left for interpretation or to be dealt with when they occur.

I would like to just stress theimportance of discussing death with our loved ones. If we do not know how to do it by ourselves, we can seek answers from religious teachers or counsellors.

To be honest, I wish somebody would have sat me down and explained to me what death is and it’s impact but I thank God for His teachings and understanding of His word.

Imagine a scenario where death takes our loved ones and leaves our younger generation, the youth, little children clueless, without direction and where to seek comfort and refuge.

Where do they go? If you and I are to be truly honest examining the current state of dealing with death, they would seek comfort in the wrong places. At times that is what pain does, it has the ability to twist our realities and introduce fear, anxiety and despair but it also has the ability to build and make us strong pillars for others.

Talking about death does not mean that it’s reality will be less harsh, but I believe it gives the ones left behind direction and strength to move forward with life despite the circumstances.

I was randomly reading through David’s story early this year, I got to the point where he was old and about to die and when I read what he told his son, I said,

“Lord, I would like to write a message about this, but I don’t have content or what to say right now, I trust that you’ll give me the words one day in the near future” and today morning, I got up and started typing.

Let us talk to our children from a tender age and the younger generation about death, let us not let death rob us of our loved ones and also the ones left behind by leaving a void in their hearts that they have to look to the world for comfort.

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Quotes Of The Day

Nobody taught me to love wholly, selflessly, patiently, faithfully and earnestly meant to be brave. I learnt and still am, learning it from God- W.Mwangi;